Mizoram PSC

Recruitment 2025
Post –Pharmacist

Total Posts - 17
Eligibility-
 D. Pharma
 Registered with State
Pharmacy Council
Salary – Rs. 29200 – 92300/- (Level 6)

Age Limit- 18 to 35 Years

Exam Type – OMR/ CBT

 Scheme of Examination
Paper No. Subject Type Marks Duration
Paper – I General English Descriptive 100 3 Hours
General Knowledge
Paper – II Objective (MCQ) 100 2 Hours
(MCQ)
Technical Subject
Paper – III Objective (MCQ) 200 2 Hours
(MCQ)
Technical Subject
Paper – IV Objective (MCQ) 200 2 Hours
(MCQ)
Total Written Examination 600 -
Personal Interview 80 -
Grand Total 680 -
 Syllabus of Exam
Paper–I: General English – 100 Marks (3 Hours)

Section Marks
a) Precis Writing 10 Marks
b) Letter Writing 15 Marks
c) Comprehension of Given Passages 20 Marks
d) Grammar: Parts of Speech 20 Marks
e) Correct Usage and Vocabulary 20 Marks
f) Formation of Sentence 15 Marks
Total 100 Marks
Paper–II: General Knowledge (MCQ) – 100 Marks (2 Hours)

Section Topic Marks

(a) Current events of state, national, and international importance 12 Marks

(b) History of India and Indian National Movement 12 Marks

Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, and Economic Geography of

(c) 12 Marks
India and the World
Indian Policy and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Public Policy,
(d) 12 Marks
Duties & Rights Issues
Economic & Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty,
(e) 12 Marks
Inclusion, Demographics, etc.

(f) Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate 12 Marks

(g) General Science 12 Marks
(h) General Awareness on Mizo culture, its heritage and society 16 Marks
Total 100 Marks
 TECHNICAL PAPER – I (MCQ)
Total Marks: 200
Duration: 2 hours

Unit–I (30 marks)

a) Pharmacopoeia: Introduction to IP, BP, USP, NF, and Extra Pharmacopoeia. Salient features of Indian
Pharmacopoeia.
b) Packaging materials: Types, selection criteria, advantages and disadvantages of glass, plastic, metal,
rubber as packaging materials.
c) Pharmaceutical aids: Organoleptic (Colouring, flavouring, and sweetening) agents.
d) Preservatives: Definition, types with examples and uses.
e) Cosmetics: Formulation and preparation of the following cosmetic preparations: lipsticks, shampoos,
cold cream and vanishing cream, tooth pastes, hair dyes and sunscreens.
UNIT–II (50 marks)
a) Tablets – Coated and uncoated, various modified tablets (sustained release, extended-release,
fast dissolving, multi-layered, etc.)
b) Capsules – Hard gelatin capsules, Soft gelatin capsules, manufacturing defects and quality
control tests. Packing, storage and stability testing of soft gelatin capsules and their applications.
c) Liquid oral preparations – solution, syrup, elixir, emulsion, suspension, dry powder for
reconstitution.
d) Topical preparations – ointments, creams, pastes, gels, liniments and lotions, suppositories,
and pessaries, Nasal preparations, Ear preparations.
e) Sterile formulations – Injectables, eye drops and eye ointments.
f) Herbal cosmetics: Sources, chemical constituents, commercial preparations, therapeutic and
cosmetic uses of: Aloe vera gel, Almond oil, Lavender oil, Olive oil, Rosemary oil, Sandal Wood oil.
UNIT–III (30 marks)
a) Sources and types of errors: Accuracy, precision, significant figures.
b) Impurities in Pharmaceuticals: Source and effect of impurities in Pharmaceutical substances,
importance of limit test, Principle and procedures of Limit tests for chlorides, sulphates, iron, heavy
metals and arsenic.
c) Poisoning: Types of poisoning; Clinical manifestations and Antidote.
d) Pharmacovigilance: Definition, aim and scope, Overview of Pharmacovigilance.
e) Medication errors: Definition, types, consequences, and strategies to minimize medication errors.

UNIT–IV (30 marks)

a) Pharmacy Practice Regulations 2015
b) National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority:
• Drug Price Control Order (DPCO) – 2013.
• Objectives, Definitions, Sale prices of bulk drugs, Retail price and ceiling price of formulations.
• Scheduled Formulations, Pharmaceutical Policy 2002, National List of Essential Medicines
(NLEM)
c) Biomedical Waste Management Rules 2016 – Basic aspects, and aspects related to pharma
manufacture to disposal of pharma / medical waste at homes, pharmacies, and hospitals.
UNIT–V (30 marks)
a) Preventive healthcare – Role of Pharmacists in the following
• Demography and Family Planning.
• Mother and child health, importance of breastfeeding, ill effects of infant milk substitutes and
bottle feeding.
• Overview of Vaccines, types of immunity and immunization.
b) Effect of Environment on Health –
• Water pollution, importance of safe drinking water, waterborne diseases, air pollution, noise
pollution, sewage and solid waste disposal, occupational illnesses, Environmental pollution due
to pharmaceuticals.
c) Psychosocial Pharmacy –
• Drugs of misuse and abuse – psychotropics, narcotics, alcohol, tobacco products. Social Impact of
these habits on social health and productivity and suicidal behaviors.
UNIT–VI (30 marks)
a) Herbs as health food – Brief introduction and therapeutic applications of: Nutraceuticals,
Antioxidants, Pro-biotics, Pre-biotics, Dietary fibres, Omega-3-fatty acids, Spirulina, Carotenoids, Soya
and Garlic.
b) Introduction to food safety – Adulteration of foods, effects of artificial ripening, use of pesticides,
genetically modified foods.
c) Dietary supplements, nutraceuticals, food supplements – Indications, benefits, Drug-Food
Interactions.
 TECHNICAL PAPER – II (MCQ)
Total Marks: 200
Duration: 2 hours
UNIT–I (30 marks)
1. General Pharmacology
a) Various routes of drug administration – advantages and disadvantages.
b) Drug absorption – definition, types, factors affecting drug absorption.
c) Bioavailability and the factors affecting bioavailability.
d) Drug distribution – definition, factors affecting drug distribution.
e) Biotransformation of drugs – Definition, types of biotransformation reactions, factors
influencing drug metabolism.
f) Excretion of drugs – Definition, routes of excretion.
g) General mechanisms of drug action and factors modifying drug action.
2. Prescription and Prescription Handling
a) Definition, parts of prescriptions, legality of prescriptions, prescription handling, labelling
of dispensed medications (Main label, ancillary label, pictograms), brief instructions on
medication usage.
b) Dispensing process, Good Dispensing Practices, dispensing errors and strategies to
minimize them.
3. Medication Adherence: Definition, factors influencing non-adherence, strategies to
overcome non-adherence.
UNIT–II (20 marks)
Patient Counselling
a) Definition and benefits of patient counselling
b) Stages of patient counselling – Introduction, counselling content, counselling process, and
closing the counselling session
c) Barriers to effective counseling – Types and strategies to overcome the barriers
d) Patient counselling points for chronic diseases/disorders – Hypertension, Diabetes,
Asthma, Tuberculosis, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and AIDS
e) Patient Package Inserts – Definition, importance and benefits, Scenarios of PPI use in India
and other countries
f) Patient Information leaflets – Definition and uses
UNIT–III (60 marks)
Definition, classification, pharmacological actions, dose, indications, and
contraindications of –
1) Drugs Acting on the Peripheral Nervous System
a) Cholinergic drugs
b) Anti-Cholinergic drugs iii) Drugs Acting on the Cardiovascular
c) Adrenergic drugs System
d) Anti-adrenergic drugs a) Anti-hypertensive drugs
e) Neuromuscular blocking agents b) Anti-anginal drugs
f) Drugs used in Myasthenia gravis c) Anti-arrhythmic drugs
g) Local anaesthetic agents d) Drugs used in atherosclerosis and
h) Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) e) Congestive heart failure
2) Drugs Acting on the Central Nervous System f) Drug therapy for shock
a) General anaesthetics
b) Analgesics and sedatives
c) Anti-Convulsant drugs
d) Anti-anxiety drugs
e) Anti-depressant drugs
UNIT–IV (40 marks)
ii) Chemotherapeutic Agents
i) Drugs Acting on the Kidney: Definition,
Introduction, basic principles of chemotherapy,
classification, pharmacological actions, dose,
infestations and neoplastic diseases. Classification,
indications, and contraindications of Diuretics
dose, indication and contraindications of drugs
and Anti-Diuretics
belonging to following classes:
b) Hormones and Hormone Antagonists:
a) Penicillins
Physiological and pathological role and clinical
b) Cephalosporins
uses of:
c) Aminoglycosides
• Anti-thyroid drugs
d) Fluoroquinolones
• Vitamin D
e) Macrolides
• Insulin
f) Tetracyclines
• Oral hypoglycemic agents
g) Sulphonamides
• Estrogen
h) Anti-tubercular drugs
• Progesterone
i) Anti-fungal drugs
• Oxytocin
j) Anti-viral drugs
• Corticosteroids
k) Anti-amoebic agents
l) Anthelmintics
m) Anti-malarial agents
n) Anti-neoplastic agents
UNIT–V (20 marks)
Community Pharmacy Management
a) Legal requirements to set up a community pharmacy
b) Site selection requirements
c) Pharmacy designs and interiors
d) Vendor selection and ordering
e) Procurement, inventory control methods, and inventory management – Financial planning
and management
f) Accountancy in community pharmacy – Day book, Cash book
g) Introduction to pharmacy operation softwares – usefulness and availability
h) Customer Relation Management (CRM)
i) Audits in Pharmacies
j) SOP of Pharmacy Management
k) Introduction to Digital Health, mHealth and Online pharmacies
UNIT–VI (30 marks)
a) Introduction to BCS system of classification
b) Basic concepts of Clinical Trials, ANDA, NDA
c) New Drug development, New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019
d) Brand v/s Generic, Trade name concept
e) Introduction to Patent Law and Intellectual Property Rights
f) Emergency Use Authorization
 Application Start Date – 10 July 2025
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Application Last Date – 11th August 2025

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